A review on hypothesized metabolic pathways on europa and enceladus: space-flight detection considerations

JM Weber, TC Marlin, M Prakash, BL Teece, K Dzurilla… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Enceladus and Europa, icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter, respectively, are believed to be
habitable with liquid water oceans and therefore are of interest for future life detection …

In situ organic biosignature detection techniques for space applications

V Abrahamsson, I Kanik - Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The search for life in Solar System bodies such as Mars and Ocean Worlds (eg, Europa and
Enceladus) is an ongoing and high-priority endeavor in space science, even∼ five decades …

Submersible capillary electrophoresis analyzer: A proof-of-concept demonstration of an in situ instrument for future missions to ocean worlds

T Drevinskas, MF Mora, MS Ferreira Santos… - Analytical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We report here the first fully automated capillary electrophoresis (CE) system that can be
operated underwater. The system performs sample acquisition and analysis by coupling CE …

Exploratory data analysis (EDA) machine learning approaches for ocean world analog mass spectrometry

V Da Poian, B Theiling, L Clough… - Frontiers in Astronomy …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Many upcoming and proposed missions to ocean worlds such as Europa, Enceladus, and
Titan aim to evaluate their habitability and the existence of potential life on these moons …

A hydrodynamic injection approach for capillary electrophoresis using rotor–stator valves

MS Ferreira Santos, K Zamuruyev, MF Mora… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Sample injection is a critical step in a capillary electrophoresis (CE) analysis. Electrokinetic
injection is the simplest approach and is often selected for implementation in portable CE …

Development of capillary electrophoresis methods for the detection of microbial metabolites on potential future spaceflight missions

EA Kurfman, MF Mora, PA Willis, SM Lunte - Electrophoresis, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The search for chemical indicators of life is a fundamental component of potential future
spaceflight missions to ocean worlds. Capillary electrophoresis (CE) is a useful separation …

Biosignature Molecules Accumulate and Persist in Evaporitic Brines: Implications for Planetary Exploration

C Pozarycki, KM Seaton, E C. Vincent… - Astrobiology, 2024 - liebertpub.com
The abundance of potentially habitable hypersaline environments in our solar system
compels us to understand the impacts of high-salt matrices and brine dynamics on …

Unveiling Insights: Exploring Healthcare Data through Data Analysis

AD Gupta, K Singh, KD Singh… - 2024 International …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper explores how one can use Python for Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) in various
data sets in healthcare; we deep-dive into different Python libraries like Pandas, NumPy …

[HTML][HTML] Biosignature preparation for ocean worlds (BioPOW) instrument prototype

KA Duval, TB Van Volkenburg, KL Craft… - Frontiers in Astronomy …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In situ sampling missions to detect biosignatures on ocean worlds requires thorough sample
preparation to manage the expected chemical complexity of such environments. Proposed …

Development of a capillary temperature control system for capillary electrophoresis instruments designed for spaceflight applications

AB Berg, MS Ferreira Santos, A Bautista… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Capillary temperature control during capillary electrophoresis (CE) separations is key for
achieving accurate and reproducible results with a broad array of potential methods …